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CHRISTINA AUGUSTESEN

Born 1975, Work and live in Copenhagen
Member of BKF - Danish Visual Artists

Member of The Board of Charlottenborg Fonden (2018-2021)

Education
2009–2010 MSc in Light & Lighting, The Bartlett, University College London (UCL), London, UK
1998–2006 Bachelor and Master of Architecture, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts,
Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation (KADK), Copenhagen, DK
2019 Contemporary Art, Open University, University of Copenhagen (KU), Copenhagen, DK
2010 Summer Course, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, London, UK
2017/2021 Art School Spektrum, Copenhagen, DK
2014–2018 Summer Courses, Art School Spektrum, Copenhagen, DK

In Situ Projects
2021 “Rythms”, Ahlmannsparken, Gråsten Culture House, Gråsten, DK
2018 “Gate of Colours”, Damhustorvet, Rødovre, DK
2017 ”Horisontal Fields”, VIA Campus University, Aarhus, DK

Exhibitions (selected)
2025 ”One Second of Silence”, Group Exhibition with Jaroslava Brychtová, Encor Studio,
Anette Harboe Flensburg, Christian Skjødt Hasselstrøm, Torben Jørgensen, Stanislav
Libenský, Jessica Loughlin, Rui Sasaki, Jaroslav Svoboda and Tora Urup, at GLAS, Museum of
Glass Art, Ebeltoft, DK
2025 ”Colour Instruments”, Solo Exhibition, Viborg Art Center, DK
2024 ”Flight of Fancy”, Duo Exhibition with Astrid M. Christiansen, Gallery Lene Bilgrav,
Aarhus, DK
2023 ”Bornholmermalere Tur/Retur”, Group Exhibition, Bornholm Art Museum, Rø, DK
2022 ”The Golden Hour”, Duo Exhibition with Ptolemy Mann, Gallery Lene Bilgrav, Aarhus, DK
2022 ”The Blue Hour”, Duo Exhibition with Ptolemy Mann, OƯicinet, Copenhagen, DK
2022 ”Through the Spaces of Light”, Solo Exhibition, Bornholm Art Museum, Rø, DK
2020 ”MIRROR”, Group Exhibition, PAKHUS gallery, Nykøbing Sjælland, DK
2020 ”Daylight Instruments”, Solo Exhibition, Bagsværd Church, Bagsværd, DK
2020 ”Mellem usynlige lag”, Group Exhibition, Kirsten Kjær Museum, Thy, DK
2019 "Appetizers”, Group Exhibition, Gallery Lene Bilgrav, Aarhus, DK
2018 “Defining Structure”, Group Exhibition, The Cello Factory, London, UK
2018 “Ree-fleeks”, Group Exhibition, Kunstpakhuset Ikast, DK
2018 "RA 250th Summer Exhibition", Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
2018 "Cirklens Kvadrat", Group Exhibition, The Antique Museum, Aarhus, DK
2017 "Seeing the Unseen", Group Exhibition, Sophienholm, Lyngby, DK
2016 "Reflektor Light Art Festival, Mindehøjen, Frederiksberg, DK
2016 Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK
2015 Artists’ Autumn Exhibition, Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK
2013 “One Beam of Light”, The Institute of Contemporary Art, London, UK

Publications
2025 Catalogue: ”Colour Instruments”, Viborg Art Center, DK
2022 Catalogue: ”Through the Space of Light”, Solo Exhibition, Bornholms Art Museum
2020 Catalogue: ”Daylight Instruments”, Solo Exhibition, Bagsværd Kirke, Gallerigangen
2018 Catalogue: ”Ree-fleks”, Group Exhibition, Kunstpakhuset Ikast, DK
2018 Catalogue: "Cirklens Kvadrat", Group Exhibition, The Antique Museum, Aarhus, DK
2017 Catalogue: ”Seeing the Unseen”, Group Exhibition, Sophienholm, Lyngby, DK

Bibliography
2025 “Spatial Colours”, Catalogue, Colour Instruments, Viborg Kunsthal, text by Kamma
Overgaard Hansen
2022 “Between Object and Event”, Catalogue, Through the Space of Light, text by Marie Nipper
2022 “The Colours of Weather”, Catalogue, Through the Space of Light, text by Jesper Theilgaard
2022 “Colour Perception in the Heart”, Catalogue, Through the Space of Light, text from a
conversation between Johannes Gregers Jensen and Tine Nygaard
2017 “Colour Spaces: Horizontal Fields”, VIA Campus N, Aarhus, text by Michael RoloƯ
2019 “The Social Light and the Glowing Colours of Humanity”, Art in the Municipalities,
Journal Billedkunstneren, text by Mahmoud Alibadi

Curatorial activities
2025 ”Colour Instruments”, Solo Exhibition, Viborg Art Center, DK
2022 “Through the Space of Light”, in collaboration with Tine Nygaard, Bornholm Art Museum
2018 ”Copenhagen Lightfestival”, Jesper Kongshau, Kirsten Dehlholm, Jakob Oredsson

Grants
2022 Residency at San Cataldo, Italy
2021 Three-year Working Grant, The Danish Arts Foundation
2019 Residency at Can Lis, Mallorca
2017 Working Grant, The Danish Arts Foundation
2016 Travel Grant, Margot and Thorvald Dreyers Foundation